Rising Wisely — C-K Theory & Indian Brainpower

Rising Wisely This blog is focused on India’s development from the perspective of the Next Generation Infrastructure Lab at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), a Bangalore think tank launched in 2008. The bloggers are CSTEP’s researchers, its visiting students, and scholars. It is a collaborative, creative space to blog about …

FuturICT Living Earth Simulator; EarthGame / Whole Earth Strategic Analytic Model

Today, we know more about the universe than about our society. It’s time to use the power of information to explore social and economic life on Earth and discover options for a sustainable future. Together, we can manage the challenges of the 21st century, combining the best of all knowledge. The FuturICT Knowledge Accelerator is …

Journal: Reinventing Education–Putting Students First

Reinventing education and the StudentsFirst.org movement The US education is in crisis. The evidence is well-known and summarized in my post earlier this week. A root cause of the crisis is the application of the factory model of management to education, where everything is arranged for the scalability and efficiency of “the system”, to which …

Reference: Earth System Science for Global Sustainability–Grand Challenges

The International Council for Science (ICSU) is spearheading a consultative Visioning Process, in cooperation with the International Social Science Council (ISSC), to explore options and propose implementation steps for a holistic strategy on Earth system research. Five Grand Challenges were identified during step 1 of the process. If addressed in the next decade, these Grand …

2010 Reference: HEALTH Facebook Pages

Accreditation Commission for Health Care Action for Mental Health Adventist Health African American Health Council of Southeastern CT Alaska Native Tribal Health Statewide Recruiting Alliance for Natural Health Ambassadors for Sustained Health American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living American Health Lawyers Association